Podcasts about Conservation Reserve Program

Sign-ups are open for General CRP and Continuous CRP. More details on Continuous CRP in today's report.

Acreage enrollment applications are now being accepted for two offerings within USDA's Conservation Reserve Program. Rod Bain with USDA has the story. USDA Radio Newsline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced several Conservation Reserve Program enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025

“Economics of strip cropping with autonomous machines” with James Lowenberg-DeBoer. With the growing global population, the demand for food continues to rise. However, increasing food production often depends on intensive farming practices and agricultural inputs that can negatively impact environmental health. To counter this, promoting crop diversity, improving soil health, and reducing disease and pest pressure are crucial. Mixed cropping presents a viable solution but poses challenges for mechanization and labor efficiency. In this context, customized autonomous machines and advanced technology can play a key role in facilitating mixed cropping while lowering production costs. In this episode, Dr. James Lowenberg-DeBoer shares insights from his research on the economics of strip cropping—the simplest form of mixed cropping—using autonomous machines. He explores the feasibility and profitability of this approach, along with the challenges and opportunities in restoring crop biodiversity and ecosystem services, ultimately fostering better environmental health and sustainable agriculture. Tune in to learn: What is mixed cropping? What makes a farm machine “autonomous”? How do autonomous machines contribute to environmentally friendly agriculture? What are the economic differences between automated strip farming and conventional strip farming? What are swarm robots in agriculture? If you would like more information about this topic, this episode's paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21536 This paper is always freely available. Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don't forget to subscribe. If you'd like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/. If you would like to reach out to James Lowenberg-DeBoer, you can find him here: JLowenberg-DeBoer@harper-adams.ac.uk Resources CEU Quiz: Coming soon Transcripts: Coming soon Center for Effective Innovation in Agriculture: https://www.linkedin.com/company/71561378/admin/dashboard/ Hands Free Farm: www.handsfree.farm Precision Agriculture Journal: https://link.springer.com/journal/11119 Digitization for Agroecology: https://d4agecol.eu/ Prairie Strips in the Conservation Reserve Program: https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/research/STRIPS/ Stockcropper: https://thestockcropper.com/ Thank you to our volunteer Om Prakash Ghimire for help with the shownotes and other assets. Thank you to Cole Shalk from 12twelve Media for the Audio Processing on today's episode. Field, Lab, Earth is Copyrighted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

The clear, whistled music of the Eastern Meadowlark (seen here) is the unmistakable anthem of eastern North America's farmlands and open country. The Western Meadowlark and its sweet, liquid notes epitomize the natural expanses of the American West. Sadly, birds of such grassy habitats are among the fastest declining species in North America. Learn more about these birds and efforts to conserve their habitats. The meadowlarks' best hope lies in the conservation of farmland and grassland. Learn more about the Conservation Reserve Program.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

What could the Conservation Reserve Program do for your land? Today's Ag podcast host, Robert McNamara, talks with Craig Springmier, Farm Manager and Real Estate Agent with Halderman Real Estate, about his experiences with the Conservation Reserve Program in Ohio. 

USDA's Farm Service Agency has announced this year's acreage enrollment numbers for the various Conservation Reserve Program offerings. Rob Bain with USDA has the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Horned Larks rival meadowlarks as the most colorful birds of North American grasslands. They live in prairies, fields, and tundra, but agriculture and development now intrude on many of the Horned Lark's traditional nesting areas. The farmland Conservation Reserve Program encourages agricultural landowners to plant resource-conserving vegetation. This practice protects topsoil and provides habitat for birds like the Horned Lark, as well as other wildlife.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. 

Much has been said about increasing prevalence of game-farm genes in mallard populations, but evidence has been scarce on whether these genes produce differences in behavior and demography…until now. Pivotal research by Dr. Ben Luukkonen reveals that game-farm hybrids differ from wild mallards in their movements, migration, habitat use, and nest incubation. The conclusion? Game-farm hybrids are different, and not in a good way. In this episode, Dr. Luukkonen and Dr. John Coluccy share details of these results and much more. What are harvest rates of Great Lakes mallards, and what role has hunting played in the decline, if any? Could the loss of over 3 million acres of CRP from this landscape be partly to blame? And how do these results affect our conservation efforts?www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

On this week's episode of The Dirt, join host Mike Howell as he sits down with Jacob Taylor, a Precision Ag and Conservation Specialist at Quail Forever.   Mike and Jacob take a look at how farmers can positively contribute to the conservation of wildlife using their unproductive land. The best part? Jacob shares how farmers can make a profit while doing it.   Visit www.quailforever.org to learn more about conservation practices for your farm.   Looking for the latest in crop nutrition research? Visit nutrien-ekonomics.com    Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NutrieneKonomics

Sign-Up Open for Grassland Conservation Reserve Program

The USDA strongly encourages eligible conservation partners to submit proposals for $10 million in available funds to research the Conservation Reserve Program's environmental benefits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis McKinney, State Executive Director, joins the Inside Ag podcast to share about different Farm Service Agencies (FSA) programs available for Kansas farmers and ranchers. He provides in-depth information on the Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Livestock Assistance Program and Emergency Relief Program. Dennis has a wealth of knowledge about these programs and their impact.  Learn more about FSA programs: USDA Farm Service Agency Home Page

Continuing Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever's special Women on the Wing podcast series, host Ashley Chance is joined by co-host Britta Petersen for a conversation with Iowa Senior Farm Bill Biologist Allie Barth. Barth is one of the longest tenured biologists in the organization and brings a wealth of knowledge to the discussion focused on prescribed fire and the ins and outs of the Conservation Reserve Program. The trio also discuss how our organizations' biologists use their skills and passion to create wildlife habitat, and Barth also shares some of the important things she's learned from working with landowners. Episode Highlights: • Barth shows off her biologist chops throughout the conversation, while also talking about how lighting a prescribed fire can be thrilling, scary, and extremely beneficial. • The crew discuss why Labs should be everyone's next dog. • Upcoming adventures: exploring the outdoors with Labs and kids, more fire, and turkey hunting!

*Lufkin cattleman Carl Ray Polk was elected as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at their recent annual convention.  *USDA recently authorized landowners enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program to donate their grazing or haying rights to help ranchers impacted by wildfires.  *Cotton may be a profitable crop in Texas this year.*There is a lot of good looking wheat around the Texas High Plains.  *A Texas congressman visited a Texas farm, a dairy and Texas agribusinesses this week. *High speed internet access is an important factor in choosing a rural Texas property. *Hay season is just around the corner.  *Earlier this week, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in Texas dairy herds.  

Working Lands for Wildlife Bobwhite Conservation Pilot: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/crp-conservation-reserve-program/news/usda-launches-new-bobwhite-conservation Wildfires in Texas: https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/texas-wildfire-impacting-quail/  

Get the latest agriculture news in today's AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today's show includes this week's Almond Update and information about the Conservation Reserve Program. Tune in for news stories, interviews, features, and more.

Get the latest agriculture news in today's AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today's show includes this week's Almond Update and there are only two weeks left to sign up for the general Conservation Reserve Program. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more.

The Department of Agriculture over the weekend announced the launch of a new conservation initiative – Working Lands for Wildlife's Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project, as well as the signup dates for USDA's General Enrollment signup in the Conservation Reserve Program, which opened March 4. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buckle Up for fun and laughter as Sydnie Wells of Barstool Outdoors joins Dr. Mike Brasher on this special episode with first-time duck hunters Wonton Don and Feitelberg of Barstool Sports, along with DU's own Matt Harrison and Mallori Murphey. Topics include anxious energy amid the morning darkness, mallards backpedaling over decoys, shooting clays among friends, bird migration and the importance of conservation, neckties in the timber, and our love of sharing outdoor experiences with others.www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

*Cotton production is dropping in the U.S., mainly due to last year's drought here in Texas.  *Texas farmers, ranchers and landowners now have more time to sign up for the continuous Conservation Reserve Program.   *Stock show season is officially underway in Texas, with the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo happening now.*Texas feedlots are full.   *The latest Census of Agriculture will be out in just a few weeks.  *Veterinarians have used various methods of restrain to treat unruly horses.  *The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will hear from the Mountain Lion Working Group next week.  

The Farm Bill includes the most significant investment in conservation we make as a nation. Whether we hunt on private or public land, bird hunters recognize that management on private farms, ranches, and forests directly impacts bird habitat and hunting opportunities more broadly. Because of that, groups like the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) and our partners put great effort into improving the conservation programs within the Farm Bill. This type of work requires discerning thought on even the tiny details. Minor changes to major legislation like the Farm Bill can lead to massive impacts on the ground. We spend a lot of time sweating the small stuff for good reason. Yet, we mustn't lose sight of the overall outcomes we want to see because there are often multiple ways to get there. 

In Episode 391 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with House Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson for a conversation about his committee, 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization, how farmers and ranchers are underappreciated conservationists, foreign agland holdings in the U.S., and the Conservation Reserve Program. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Rep. Glenn GT Thompson Background Follow the Congressman on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter House Agriculture Committee Follow the Committee on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Thompson leading national effort to implement next Farm Bill Conservation Reserve Program --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/support

10-17-23 AJ DailyCattle Market — How Long Will High Prices Last?Adapted from an article by Heather Smith Thomas for Angus Beef Bulletin Beltway Beef Podcast: Producer Perspective: Conversation with Kevin Kester Adapted from a release by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association USDA's Conservation Reserve Program Pays More Than $1.77 Billion  Adapted from a release by the USDA USDA Highlights Progress in Domestic Fertilizer Production, Expanded Double-Cropping  Adapted from a release by the USDA Compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor, Angus Journal.  For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net. 

The USDA is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners in this year's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program signup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux discusses the conservation opportunities within the Conservation Reserve Program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USDA is rolling out more ReConnect funding as it also announces the results of a recent Conservation Reserve Program signup. Hear more in today's DriveTime.

Farmers and landowners with certain expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts can receive additional rental incentives and extend that land's role in conservation for another 30 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. Producers can enroll through May 26, 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we discuss the large-scale habitat changes that may have contributed to wild turkey decline, key management strategies that shifted the landscapes, what changes contributed to habitat loss, and what we can do to save the poults moving forward.  Papers: Barnes, Thomas G., Stephen J. DeMaso, and Matt A. Bahm. "The impact of 3 exotic, invasive grasses in the southeastern United States on wildlife." Wildlife Society Bulletin 37.3 (2013): 497-502. Carmichael Jr, D. Breck. "The Conservation Reserve Program and wildlife habitat in the southeastern United States." Wildlife Society Bulletin (1997): 773-775. Martinuzzi, Sebastián, et al. "Scenarios of future land use change around United States' protected areas." Biological Conservation 184 (2015): 446-455. Napton, Darrell E., et al. "Land changes and their driving forces in the Southeastern United States." Regional Environmental Change 10 (2010): 37-53. Nowacki, Gregory J., and Marc D. Abrams. "The demise of fire and “mesophication” of forests in the eastern United States." BioScience 58.2 (2008): 123-138. Griffith, Jerry A., Stephen V. Stehman, and Thomas R. Loveland. "Landscape trends in mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States ecoregions." Environmental Management 32 (2003): 572-588. Videos: Leaf Traits Affect Fire Behavior in Upland Hardwoods How Varying Fire Return Intervals Affect Plant Communities Over Decades Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)  UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab) Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund  This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.  Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family.  Produced by Charlotte Nowak  

In this episode, we discuss the large-scale habitat changes that may have contributed to wild turkey decline, key management strategies that shifted the landscapes, what changes contributed to habitat loss, and what we can do to save the poults moving forward.  Papers: Barnes, Thomas G., Stephen J. DeMaso, and Matt A. Bahm. "The impact of 3 exotic, invasive grasses in the southeastern United States on wildlife." Wildlife Society Bulletin 37.3 (2013): 497-502. Carmichael Jr, D. Breck. "The Conservation Reserve Program and wildlife habitat in the southeastern United States." Wildlife Society Bulletin (1997): 773-775. Martinuzzi, Sebastián, et al. "Scenarios of future land use change around United States' protected areas." Biological Conservation 184 (2015): 446-455. Napton, Darrell E., et al. "Land changes and their driving forces in the Southeastern United States." Regional Environmental Change 10 (2010): 37-53. Nowacki, Gregory J., and Marc D. Abrams. "The demise of fire and “mesophication” of forests in the eastern United States." BioScience 58.2 (2008): 123-138. Griffith, Jerry A., Stephen V. Stehman, and Thomas R. Loveland. "Landscape trends in mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States ecoregions." Environmental Management 32 (2003): 572-588. Videos: Leaf Traits Affect Fire Behavior in Upland Hardwoods How Varying Fire Return Intervals Affect Plant Communities Over Decades Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile) Dr. Will Gulsby (dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile) Turkeys for Tomorrow (turkeysfortomorrow)  UF DEER Lab (ufdeerlab) Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund  This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.  Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family.  Produced by Charlotte Nowak   

*Texas farmers would like to see improvements to the Conservation Reserve Program.  *A nationwide cattle traceability program is moving forward.  *The northern Texas Panhandle is one of the driest parts of the state right now.  *What does the weather forecast hold for April?  *The Farm Bill is about more than protecting farmers.  It's an issue of national food security.  *Cushing's disease is a fairly common syndrome in older horses.  *Anglers in a handful of Texas counties will see changes to freshwater fishing regulations starting this fall.   

Never let it be reported that the Around Farm Progress podcast isn't diverse, even in a single episode. This week the show looks at the Conservation Reserve Program and the benefits it offers, then moves on for a discussion of the beef checkoff, beef exports and even a discussion about Yellowstone.First up, Fran O'Leary, Wisconsin Agriculturist, shares insights about the Conservation Reserve Program she gathered in a recent feature. We wrap up with an interview Betty Haynes, Prairie Farmer, did with Norman Voyles Jr., former Cattlemen's Beef Board chair and Indiana native.

On this episode, Nate and Devin begin discussing land management for whitetail deer and specifically dive deep into CRP. CRP stands for the Conservation Reserve Program that runs through the USDA at a local level. Land management takes all different shapes and sizes and forms but have you ever thought of enrolling your ground into a paid program? CRP pays out per acre of ground enrolled. Tune in to see if this is something for you!

This week is all about the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Don't get lost in all the codes but find yourself at your habitat destination! Stay in tuned through the entirety of the episode as we go through specific examples at the end!

Many a hunter has heard the term CRP, which has become synonymous with thick, brushy parts of a property that is ideal deer habitat. While, yes, that's what a CRP field is, the acronym stands for Conservation Reserve Program, a land conservation program that improves habitat. Learn about some of the best blends, practices, and what is to come for conservation practices! Save a Life: Be The Match  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast

Lots of duck chatter this week as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released its 2022 Waterfowl Population Status Report. (Preview to the discussion: Duck numbers are down, but pond counts are up.) Managing Editor and host Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss whether dwindling Conservation Reserve Program acres are influencing continental duck populations. The middle portion of... The post Long Show: What's up with the ducks – and this blaze-orange smallie? appeared first on Outdoornews.

Congressman Tom Tiffany introduced the GRAIN for America Act. This legislation would place a 1-year moratorium on the enrollment of farmland in the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers to leave land uncultivated. Congressman Tom Tiffany shares more on what the GRAIN for America Act is and how it will impact Wisconsin farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter spoke on how we cannot afford the consequences of having the Conservation Reserve Program diminished as well as the smaller salmon across the Pacific Northwest.

A note from Paul: Throughout my training and practice as a physician, I have come to one very disappointing conclusion:  Western medicine isn't helping people lead better lives. Now that I've realized this, I've become obsessed with understanding what makes us healthy or ill. I want to live the best life I can and I want to be able to share this knowledge with others so that they can do the same. This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand the roots of chronic disease. If you want to know how to live the most radical life possible I hope you'll join me on this journey. In this episode, Paul exposes the lies behind cows being a driving factor of climate change. He breaks down why this concept is not true, and offers different perspectives about climate change at large. Time Stamps: 00:09:28 Podcast begins 00:11:38 Thoughts on Glyphosate 00:13:13 TEDx talk with Paul Rulkens 00:16:43 Lack of nutrients for the world versus lack of calories 00:17:46 Assumption: Human caused CO2 emissions is contributing to climate change 00:19:28 Thoughts on methane and other greenhouse gasses 00:25:43 Carbon Dioxide cycle 00:35:58 Grain finished versus grass finished cattle 00:38:28 Conservation Reserve Program and the damage to land from mono-crop agriculture 00:43:28 Ruminants reducing the carbon footprint 00:44:38 Challenging your belief that CO2 is an important greenhouse gas  Sponsors: White Oak Pastures: www.whiteoakpastures.com, use code CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order or Carnivore5 for 5% off subsequent orders Lets Get Checked: 20% off your order at www.TRYLGC.com/carnivoremd Shirttail Creek Farm: shirttailcreekfarm.com, use code CarnivoreMD $10 off order of $100 or moreEarth Runners: www.earthrunners.com, use code PAUL for 10% off your order

Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman kick off this week's show with Tim's puppy update. The three young Labs under his care are now six weeks old and have become hardcore, energetic puppies. The two also discuss the recent USDA announcement that some Conservation Reserve Program acres may come out early this year, plus an update on the high water at... The post Outdoor News Radio – June 4, 2022: Peppy pups and a gargantuan gobbler appeared first on Outdoornews.

Today's podcast is part of our Regenerative Agriculture series. I'm speaking with Mark Muller, Executive Director of the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation (RAF). The RAF seeks to foster the economic policy and knowledge conditions that support land stewardship, climate solutions, racial equity, adjust economy, and thriving rural communities. Interview Summary   So Mark, your paths and mine have intersected over the years in very pleasant ways, and I've admired the work you do. And when you went to work with the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation, I thought, "Boy, this is a perfect match." And I'm so happy that you and the Foundation are part of the same picture now. So I'd like to ask, first if you could tell our listeners about the Foundation, and what does the organization hope to accomplish? Because the Foundation itself says that regenerative Ag is not a new idea, that it's difficult to define, it's grounded in community, and it's a journey. So I'd love to hear you explain how all this comes together into a coherent idea.   So the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation, we are an intermediary funder, which means that we received grants from RV Family Foundations. Our founding entity was the 11th Hour Project of the Schmidt Family Foundation. And the idea is that we can utilize those funds more efficiently by having a solid knowledge-base of what's going on - on the ground in regenerative Agriculture. And so that we can re-grant those dollars to be more effectively used around the country. I was brought on about 18 months ago with the intention of trying to diversify our funding, to continue our great relationship with 11th Hour Project, and then to find other funders to step up in a bigger way. And I'm thrilled to have several that have joined. And what I really like for us to do is be the bridge between the nonprofit community, and the funder community. And trying to find different ways that we can all work together more effectively, to move advanced regenerative Agriculture.   Is the concept of regenerative agriculture nebulous and difficult to define? Does the field kind of agree now on what it is?   I noticed a couple of podcasts ago you had a great conversation with Samantha Mosier around this topic. In my mind, and the reason why on our website we talk about it being a journey, is because it is such a difficult to define concept. And there is a lot of pressure, from an industry and a marketing perspective. You really want to have a clear definition, like what we have for organic. In my mind, I am comfortable in the discomfort of not really having a clear definition. And what I feel like is it is a little presumptuous of us to think that we can define what a truly regenerative Agriculture is. It is a journey that we're going to continue learning about, and there are steps that we can take. And it appears that there are practices that we can document saying, "Yes, these appear to be pretty strong regenerative practices, but we have an awful lot to learn in terms of what a truly regenerative landscape is, and how agriculture fits into that. So I prefer to talk about it as a journey, and not like a specific destination that we know that we're going to.   We've recorded a number of podcasts thus far with some farmers and ranchers who are living this day-to-day, with some scientists who have been looking at it, some people who pay attention to the policy part of it. And I know your Foundation will incorporate people who do all those sort of things. So let me ask kind of a big picture question then. So how do you think the regenerative agriculture can become part of the solution for addressing the climate crisis?   Yes, great question. One of my motivations is to try to figure out how regenerative Agriculture can be recognized as a key part of the solutions that we need to have to address this climate crisis. And agriculture has come up quite a bit right now, the Glasgow COP meetings are going on. And one of the issues that I'm really trying to highlight is that regenerative Agriculture can do a very good job of sequestering carbon, and providing those benefits, in terms of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide that we have in our atmosphere. That is one of the many benefits that we can receive from a truly regenerative Agriculture. And what I feel is undercounted is the benefit that can be provided through providing a more resilient landscape. We know, regardless of how well we do over the next decade on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, we are dealing with a climate crisis that will continue to get worse. We need to have a landscape that could be resilient to the flooding, and the droughts, and the other impacts that will be happening. A truly regenerative Agriculture can provide that. And so part of the reason I'm trying to look at regenerative Agriculture as, yes, incorporating practices on our existing crops, such as corn and soybeans here in the Midwest. And, however, to get to the truly resilient regenerative Agriculture, we need to have a far greater diversified landscape. We need to have more perennials on the landscape, there are many other things that need to happen. But by doing that, we can be part of the solution, both for the mitigation of greenhouse gases, and then also for the resiliency that we need to have in our landscape.   So you mentioned the international climate meetings that have occurred recently in Scotland. I'm wondering if you happen to know how much agriculture was discussed in those meetings, and whether regenerative agriculture had much visibility?   Yeah, it is discussed. I have not attended that meeting, but I can't say that I'm paying as much attention as I probably should to it. But agriculture is obviously a key component, both for the economic reasons that it's such an important driver for so many economies. And then also for the landscape impacts of it, that agriculture is the primary way that we use much of our landscape. But I would say overall, the conversation has tended to be much more around power production, and then transportation and buildings. And down the line, we eventually get to conversations about agriculture specifically. And because of the reasons I mentioned about the landscape benefits from a truly regenerative Agriculture, I do believe and I do hope that it will become a much broader part of the conversation as we move forward.   So if you ask the public, what kind of things are contributing to the climate change, my guess is that not a lot of people will mention agriculture. It's a growing number, for sure, there's increasing awareness, but my guess is it's not a big percentage of people think about that. And they do think about transportation, and coal-burning power plants, and the generation of energy and things like that. Do you see any shift in public opinion, and what does that look like to you?   Yes, I believe that there is more recognition of perhaps the larger food system, and the impacts of the food system that it has on climate change. If we look at the entire food system, including the processing, the production, the transportation of the grains and the foods, we are a very large chunk, some estimates around 30%, of the entire greenhouse gas emissions output. I do believe that's getting more widely recognized as the concerns about climate change increase. And for those of us in the regenerative Agriculture sector I think there's a lot of excitement about how much can be reduced by having, not only regenerative Agriculture on the field, but also more regenerative economic systems that surround agriculture.   I agree, I'm optimistic as you are on that front. So let's get back to the Foundation. So I know the Foundation is focused extensively on racial equity over the past few years. So why is that what are you doing?   Yeah, that is a great point. And I have to say, when I started this job about 18 months ago, I came in thinking, "Oh, it'll be really nice if we could put in a stronger racial equity lens into regenerative Agriculture." I live in south Minneapolis, and so obviously the events surrounding the murder of George Floyd really kind of shook many of us up, in recognizing, for me, it felt like, "I'm not sure if it's just a nice thing to put racial equity into regenerative Agriculture." It has to be completely infused in it. And we cannot get to a truly regenerative system without not only providing the healthy soils and clean water, but I do believe that the farm worker justice, and racial equity lens, and the really hard conversations to have about land ownership, they have to be part of the component too. Part of the reason I say that is because when we looked at what happened here in Minneapolis, and we looked at what happened to our public safety systems, these systems break down if we ignore these racial equity issues for too long I can't help but look at our agricultural landscape, and see that we have somewhere around 96% of the land is operated and owned by white farmers and land owners. It's an untenable situation. And so I do really strongly feel that we need to provide a way of addressing this issue, just as much as we have to address these soil and water issues that we have.   So Mark, tell me about restoring regenerative agriculture?   Yeah, this is a program that I'm thrilled about. And I have to say I was so impressed by the REF Board, when we started having conversations about how we can infuse a greater racial equity lens. They set aside what would end up being $500,000 for grants to organizations that are led by Black, indigenous, and people of color. We started the process of looking how we would do that. And I have a lot of gratitude for a friend of mine, Brett Ramey, who's with the Iowa tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and Brett agreed to help us with this process. And Brett really kind of hammered on the importance, of not only the distribution of funds to these BIPOC organizations, the importance of having a participatory grant-making process, and having the decisions made by a committee of Black, indigenous, and people of color. And so we went through this process, it was far longer than I had thought, I really wanted to get this done in a couple months. And it took, well, a good eight, nine months for it all to happen. And it was a far better process, because we did really infuse the decision-making process to be of all people of color. The process was called restoring regenerative Agriculture, and that was brought up by the selection committee. In part because there was some real tensions about the term "agriculture" in many indigenous communities. The restoring regenerative Agriculture, it really emphasizes that regenerative Agriculture is in part, the great stories that we've heard over the past 30 years, of largely white farmers that have been really innovative, and learned how to incorporate systems that reduce chemical use and increase yields. And there's a much longer story to be told about how traditional ecological knowledge was a key component of that work. And there's a much broader story to be told about how these efforts have taken place in so many communities; indigenous communities, African American communities, Latino communities. There is a lot of knowledge being built and utilized throughout, that is much broader than what we normally think of as regenerative Agriculture. And our hope is that this granting process continues this process of us thinking more broadly about what is truly regenerative Agriculture.   I'm not sure I'm using the right word here, but it almost sounds celebratory, that there's a celebration that the practices used in the past, going way back to the very beginning of our country, were important. They were ecologically sound, they were good for the environment, good for human health, and now they're getting rediscovered. And that that should be celebrated, rather than saying, "Oh, this regenerative Agriculture is a new thing."   Yes, I think you said that well, Kelly. It is, hopefully is, a celebration of the thousands of years of innovations and creativity that have taken place on the landscape, and a way of honoring and promoting a continued use of innovation by all sorts of different people. I always get frustrated when we talk about innovation as being inside of the seed companies, and the large corporations that are involved in agriculture. They do have a role in innovation. There is far more innovation opportunities in the small-scale farmers that are using innovative practices, that are really listening to the land, really listening to how the plants are growing. And I also have to say that there's a lot of opportunity in these farming communities that have traditionally been outside of the commodity system here in the United States. As we know from some of the historical racism that we've dealt with, many African American farmers have been excluded from the corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice; the primary commodities that we have in the United States. And thereby have had to be incredibly innovative, in terms of how they grow, and make a living off the land. Honoring that innovation, and celebrating what has happened, and incorporating that into our broader perspectives, provides an awful lot of opportunity.   So Mark, you spent a good bit of your career dealing with policy-related issues, and have been a real leader in that arena. So let's talk about the Farm Bill. So organizing around the Farm Bill is beginning in earnest for the anticipated 2023 reauthorization. So what do you think are some of the key issues regarding regenerative Ag?   Yes, and I do remember, I believe I first met you, Kelly, when we were having some conversations about US farm policy in the Farm Bill, and the impact on public health, as we are learning more and more. So it is such a broad system, it has so many impacts on so many parts of our society. So for this forthcoming Farm Bill, one of the issues that I had been focused on is the conservation title of the Farm Bill is the second largest title. The largest program in the conservation title is something called the Conservation Reserve Program, sometimes called the Set Aside Program. And we have taken up to 40 million acres of land out of production to provide conservation benefits. I have always had very mixed feelings about this, and I have to say, in full disclosure, I am part owner of a family farm in Dubuque, Iowa, area. And we are in the CRP programs, so I benefit from this program. However, the challenge is it doesn't change how people farm, it doesn't create a pathway for farming more innovatively. What it really does is rewards farmers for putting in conservation practices, taking aside, putting in grasses, things like that, to provide wildlife benefits, water quality benefits. But often what happens after the 10-year program, the farmers put it right back into the same corn and soybeans that it has been in, without changing those practices at all. So I'm particularly interested in finding the programs in the Farm Bill that don't just provide some temporary environmental benefits, but actually provide long-term changes to how we farm. And thereby sequester far more carbon in the system long-term, provide much more water quality benefits and things like that.  

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THE THESIS: It's a continuation of their slow push to force everybody but billionaire Party Members into city-states: a plan to have the federal beast control 30% of our land and water. And, they continue to gobble up farmland, which leads us to the behavioral kill chute of requiring fake meat and factory processed non-foods for survival.  THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  Leviticus 19:13 “You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.” Joseph's Successful Management of the Food Crisis (Genesis 41:46-57; 47:13-26) Exodus 12:49 49 The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.” Exodus 22:21 21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. THE NEWS & COMMENT: The cartels get to have operational control over our so-called “Southern Border.” Peter Doocy: What's your plan for the 18,000 illegal aliens a day crossing the border after Title 42 ends?  Psaki: I don't know where you're getting that number.  Doocy: Your own Department of Homeland Security. TX Rep. Chip Roy UNLOADS on Jerry Nadler - then asks him a question that makes the room go SILENT  But, the federal government has all sorts of power to seize and control OUR LAND! Crop Prices clip Environmentalist's latest land-grab scheme: The '30 x 30' initiative Biden's 30 X 30 land grab Bloomberg teaches farming April 4, 2021: The Biden administration will pay farmers more money not to farm The goal is to add 4 million acres of farmland to the Conservation Reserve Program, which takes land out of production to blunt agriculture's environmental impact.  The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would expand a program that pays farmers to leave land fallow, part of a broader, government-wide effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The new initiative will incentivize farmers to take land out of production by raising rental rates and incentive payments.  The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was created in 1985 to incentivize landowners to leave some of their marginal land unplanted, a plan meant to protect the environment by reducing agricultural runoff into streams and rivers, preserving wildlife habitats, and preventing erosion. Today, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) “rents” about 21 million acres of farmland from landowners, typically for 10 years at a time—a tiny fraction of the total land farmed nationwide. In recent years, the number of acres enrolled in CRP has fallen, possibly because USDA's rental payments have not been competitive with the open market, Chuck Abbott reported for FERN News. Smashing and Recycling Old Tractors Helps Assure Air Quality Benefits for the San Joaquin Valley https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ca/home/?cid=STELPRDB1186960 Override Inslee's snub of bipartisanship and rural WA THE LISTENERS: Todd, Can you help me get the word out to correct the record on the immigration issue that is about to explode? The news keeps reporting that those crossing the border are being released because of a lack of detention space. NOT TRUE. The NWIPC in Tacoma currently has less that 300 in spite of a capacity of 1500.  This is true of most of the detention facilities. They have chosen to NOT detain recent arrivals. It has been that way since Biden took office. Also - great job on the podcast. You should be proud of what you're building. - A high-ranking, federal immigration official ---   ---   ---   --- Tonya: I've very much appreciated your ability to see clearly through the covid-flu, PCR scam, and injection nonsense early on! Thanks for sharing information that kept us clear on what was going on these last few years! I'm wondering if you might also offer similar clarity on the discussion around "vaccine shedding", whereby the non-jabbed who live with and/or work closely with the injected are getting some transfer. And if true, what that might mean for the unjabbed. And how long post-jab could the shedding continue? If you've got the interest/ability, here's a specific scenario I'd appreciate your input on: I know 2 babies (under 1 yr) who have mastocytosis (looks like birthmarks on the skin, those marks multiply, and those spots can be on organs inside the body). From what I understand (and according to the pediatric dermatologist treating one of these babies), this is supposed to be very rare...yet, I personally know 2 babies who have it. One mom was jabbed during pregnancy and the other was jabbed while still breastfeeding. My gut says this mastocytosis is a reaction to the mama's ill-informed decisions to get jabbed. I'd appreciate your trustworthy research skills to better understand...and yet, I suspect any potential damage has already been done. Thanks again -- enjoy listening when you were on the radio, and now your daily podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Biden administration rejecting calls for Conservation Reserve Program cropping, what's next? Hear from the Department of Agriculture and farm groups on that and more in today's DriveTime. 

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Horned Larks rival meadowlarks as the most colorful birds of North American grasslands. They live in prairies, fields, and tundra, but agriculture and development now intrude on many of the Horned Lark's traditional nesting areas. The farmland Conservation Reserve Program encourages agricultural landowners to plant resource-conserving vegetation. This practice protects topsoil and provides habitat for birds like the Horned Lark, as well as other wildlife. Learn more at BirdNote.org.

  FSA Deadlines and OSHA Training Master Farmer Honorees Garden Potato Planting Prep     00:01:06—FSA Deadlines and OSHA Training--Agricultural program specialist Emily Evans of the Farm Service Agency reminds producers of several important deadlines coming up for participation in the ARC/PLC programs, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and the Conservation Reserve Program...and K-State beef systems specialist Justin Waggoner previews a special K-State series of OSHA-accredited safety training sessions for agricultural workers coming up soon     00:12:09—Master Farmer Honorees--A profile of another Kansas couple who've been named Kansas Master Farmer/Master Farm Homemaker...the 2021 class will be formally inducted in ceremonies tomorrow evening in Manhattan:  today, the story of Phil and Rhonda Perry of Jefferson County     00:23:07—Garden Potato Planting Prep--On this week's horticulture segment, the first of a two-part visit with K-State horticulturist Ward Upham on planting garden potatoes: today, on variety selection and seed piece preparation     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

This week's Open Mic guest is USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie. As the agriculture department lead for farm production and conservation, Bonnie will play a significant role in administering any new climate or conservation programs offered by U.S. legislators. Proposed pieces of legislation would offer new funds and opportunities for farmers and ranchers nationwide, but have yet to be approved. Bonnie says the USDA will play a significant role in carbon markets meanwhile working to stimulate research toward carbon smart practices. Bonnie responds to the role of land in the Conservation Reserve Program and shares thoughts on acreage goals for the program.